What kind of password keeper do you use?

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Hi malware fighters,

If you use the same weak password for every site and registration, you have nothing to complain when your password is being hacked through the wakest site you vsited. Some people have a very weak short term memory, some resemble that of a goldfish that went dry for twenty minutes, so in these cases it is advized to use a password keeper, a good and free one is: http://keepass.info/
And firefox and flock came up with their free variant here: http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2004/12/14/firefox-password-manager/
What do you avast webforum users use? Or do you have a sticky note stuck to the bottom of your keyboard?
Not a particular good idea for those that clean your keyboard!
A good password idea? Your favorite songtext IadoaWXm with two numbers in between, so
Iado4aWX8m, a year mixed in with the starting lettersequence of the song “I am dreaming of a white Xmas”, who will find that one? Maybe use a generator on the fly? Also a good idea when you log in while others are hanging around, first give in a wrong password twice, then run the right one, beats any key logger standing there,

polonus

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KeePass v.2 for me :wink:

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I do not use any password keeper program on the computer. I have a weak short term memory but a very good long term memory. So, passwords are written down and hidden (do not ask where because then they would not be hidden) until my long term memory can remember them. Then, the written passwords are destroyed.

The written passwords are not just the letters/numbers themselves but are in a sentence/sentences and only I know the pattern of which letters/numbers are to be used.

Of course, with time and much effort, the patterns could be discovered but that is not likely to happen since these sentences are not stored on my computer.

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I use Keepass Portable for my passwords, that way I have them anywhere :wink:

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I don’t use any, as I’m more paranoid about losing all the passwords stored in any password manager, I’m a trusting soul, NOT.

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Thanks DavidR Never even thought about that, especially as I’m using a memory stick to store the passwords…wow if I lost that :cry:
Time to back up I think :wink:

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I store my password on my head and on a paper its a good thing because to store my pass in my cpu i didnt trust any program so :slight_smile:

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It’s not just the physical loss but if for some reason you forget the password that allows access then the passwords stored encrypted can’t be recovered as far as I’m aware.

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Backup and on-line backup do the job :wink:

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Well there’s that too, but aside from amnesia, I don’t think I will be forgetting the master password anytime soon :slight_smile:

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You know the trusting soul that I am and there is no way I would store ‘anything’ on-line especially a password file, encrypted or not.

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Well, I’m far than paranoid in this matters…
I’m not the FBI, nor the Interpol or Scotland Yard… I can sleep in peace using on-line backup and 256bits encryption.

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Well i think Tech each ppl got his thing to do :slight_smile: We cant be same :smiley:

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I have an excellent memory for strings of characters and am also able keep passwords in my head.
Also, when I sign-up or sign-on to to something for the first time, I make a point of doing it 3 to 5 times in a row. I find that this creates a visual association between the username, the password and the design and colour of the login page which effectively “loads” them into my short-term memory when I need them.

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I prefer the portable version of Password Safe → http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/
Simple & safe

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I’ve used RoboForm for years. It’s backed up on a regular basis
to a secure off base site. :slight_smile:

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The paid version? I use the free but it is limited to 10 sites.

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Paid version Tech. The free one wouln’t cut it for me.